The Connecticut Open hosted its first Legends exhibition event last year, featuring a homegrown star in James Blake, a former world No. 1 in Andy Roddick and a Hall of Famer in Jim Courier.

The tournament is adding another legend this year.

Known for his tantrums, tirades and of course his talent on the tennis court, Hall of Famer John McEnroe will be joining Blake, Roddick and Courier in New Haven this summer.

“Last year’s event was very well received by sponsors, fans and the players themselves,” tournament director Anne Worcester said. “We knew we wanted to make it bigger and better for 2015.”

Blake will play Roddick on Aug. 27 and McEnroe will take on Courier on Aug. 28 at the Connecticut Tennis Center, Worcester announced on Friday. Both matches will be the second of the evening session on those days. The matches will be the best of three sets with a super tiebreak for the third set.

McEnroe, who turned 59 this month, is a seven-time Grand Slam singles and nine-time Grand Slam doubles winner. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1999. McEnroe will return to New Haven for the first time since playing in event in 1992.

“Some people love him, some hate him,” said Worcester, who added she tried to bring in McEnroe last year but had a prior commitment. “But everyone wants to see him.”

Meanwhile, Blake, a Fairfield native who now lives in Westport, is a two-time New Haven winner and won 10 singles titles over his career. Roddick was a top-ranked player in the world and a former U.S. Open champion, and Courier was a four-time Grand Slam winner.

The men’s Legends events last year were two of the most attended night sessions of the tournament. The Blake-Roddick match drew 4,283, the highest attended night session.

The tournament is also offering a “Hit with the Legends” event, which includes a Pro-Am experience with the players and dinner prior to the matches. Ticket packages for the Legends event are also on sale. For more information, visit ctopen.org or call 1-855-464-8366.